August 22, 2017

DOE to bring down RCOA threshold to 500 kilowatts

By Myrna M. Velasco –  August 21, 2017, 10:00 PM from Manila Bulletin Breaking power utilities’ service dominance is all up in the agenda of the Department of Energy (DOE) as it is now seriously considering to bring down power retail […]
August 2, 2017

Lantau Group sees lower electricity rates with nonapproval of Meralco PSAs

By Lenie Lectura – August 1, 2017 from Business Mirror HONG Kong-based think tank, Lantau Group, said the nonapproval of the power-supply agreements (PSAs) between the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) and power producers will create instead what it called a “contracting gap” that […]
August 2, 2017

WESM doing wonders for power sector

By Lenie Lectura – August 2, 2017 from Business Mirror ELEVEN years since it was launched in Luzon and seven years after in the Visayas, the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) has promoted competition and transparency—and has continued to multiply investors—in the power […]
July 14, 2017

ERC explains decision to extend CSP validity

By Lenie Lectura – July 12, 2017 from Business Mirror The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Thursday said its decision to extend the validity of the Competitive Selection Process (CSP) policy was meant not to favor any power stakeholder, but merely to address the valid […]